Dec. 4, 2009
Contact: Renee Adam
Athens, Ohio - After a 28-20 victory over Appalachian State the Vikings couldn't hold on through two more duals as they fell to The Citadel, 24-13 and Ohio, 41-4 at the Bobcat Duals today. Junior Rob Michaels was the lone Viking to have a perfect 3-0 record on the day, while freshman Chris Weber recorded two wins and one loss.
Michaels posted wins in all three of his 165 weight class matches, recording an 11-3 major decision over Appalachian State, an 8-7 decision over The Citadel and a 13-2 major decision over Ohio's Kevin Christensen.
In the heavyweight matches, Weber earned a 4-3 decision over Ken Altarac from Appalachian State in his first match of the day and topped Ivan Muller from The Citadel, 3-2 in his second match, but fell to Andy Hartshorn from Ohio by a 16-0 technical fall giving him a 2-1 record on the day.
Zachary Zupancic earned a 19-3 technical fall victory over his Appalachian State opponent in the 125-weight class, while Mike Mencini and Jeff Schuller both posted pins against the Mountaineers in 4:00 and 5:26 respectively. Marcus Effner recorded his lone victory of the day against Colt Howell, with an 11-3 major decision in the 174-pound weight class.
Corey Carlo and Nick Anthony were the last Vikings to post victories on the day, with both coming against The Citadel. Carlo recorded a 4-3 decision over Turtogtokh Luvsandori and Anthony earned an 8-0 major decision against Kelby Smith.
Cleveland State returns home next Sunday (Dec. 13) when they host the Cleveland State Open with action beginning at 9:00 a.m.
CSU Results
Cleveland State 28, Appalachian State 20
125: Zachary Zupancic (CSU) def. Tony Gravely (App. St.) by technical fall, 19-3 (CSU 5-0)
133: Frank Celorrio (App. St.) def. Zech Huff (CSU) by technical fall, 17-1 (TIE 5-5)
141: Mike Mencini (CSU) pins Chris Collura (App. St.) in 4:00 (CSU 11-5)
149: Savva Kostis (App. St.) def. Dan Castillo (CSU) by major decision, 12-1 (CSU 11-9)
157: Chip Powell (App. St.) pins Corey Carlo (CSU) in 1:33 (ASU 15-11)
165: Rob Michaels (CSU) def. Kyle Blevins (App. St.) by major decision, 14-6 (TIE 15-15)
174: Marcus Effner (CSU) def. Colt Howell (App. St.) by major decision, 11-3 (CSU 19-15)
184: Dylan Temple (App. St.) def. Nick Anthony (CSU) by technical fall, 18-3 (ASU 20-19)
197: Jeff Schuller (CSU) pins Paul Glover (App. St.) in 5:26 (CSU 25-20)
HWT: Chris Weber (CSU) def. Ken Altarac (App. St.) by decision, 4-3 (CSU 28-20)
The Citadel 24, Cleveland State 13
125: Giazzi Segarra (Citadel) def. Zachary Zupancic (CSU) by decision, 9-5 (CIT 3-0)
133: Dustin Paridon (Citadel) def. Zech Huff (CSU) by decision, 7-5 (CIT 6-0)
141: Nick LeFevre (Citadel) def. Mike Mencini (CSU) by decision, 4-2 (CIT 9-0)
149: Pierre Frazile (Citadel) def. Dan Castillo (CSU) by decision, 5-2 (CIT 12-0)
157: Corey Carlo (CSU) def. Turtogtokh Luvsandorj (Citadel) by decision, 4-3 (CIT 12-3)
165: Rob Michaels (CSU) def. Derek Sickel (Citadel) by decision, 8-7 (CIT 12-6)
174: J.C. Oddo (Citadel) pins Marcus Effner (CSU) in 1:30 (CIT 18-6)
184: Nick Anthony (CSU) def. Kelby Smith (Citadel) by major decision, 8-0 (CIT 18-10)
197: Odie Delaney (Citadel) pins Jeff Schuller (CSU) in 2:10 (CIT 24-10)
HWT: Chris Weber (CSU) def. Ivan Muller (Citadel) by decision, 3-2 (CIT 24-13)
Ohio 41, Cleveland State 4
125: Jake Wojcik (Ohio) wins by forfeit (OHIO 6-0)
133: Quentin Keyes (Ohio) def. Zech Huff (CSU) by technical fall, 17-1 (OHIO 11-0)
141: Germane Lindsay (Ohio) def. Mike Mencini (CSU) by major decision, 18-8 (OHIO 15-0)
149: Seth Morton (Ohio) def. Dan Castillo (CSU) by technical fall, 15-0 (OHIO 20-0)
157: Clay Tucker (Ohio) def. Corey Carlo (CSU) by decision, 6-3 (OHIO 23-0)
165: Rob Michaels (CSU) def. Kevin Christensen (Ohio) by major decision, 13-2 (OHIO 23-4)
174: Jacob Ison (Ohio) def. Marcus Effner (CSU) by decision, 6-0 (OHIO 26-4)
184: Nick Purdue (Ohio) def. Nick Anthony (CSU) by technical fall, 18-2 (OHIO 31-4)
197: Erik Schuth (Ohio) def. Jeff Schuller (CSU) by technical fall, 17-0 (OHIO 36-4)
HWT: Andy Hartshorn (Ohio) def. Chris Weber (CSU) by technical fall, 16-0 (OHIO 41-4)